Well, I got caught up on all the blogs. Amy Jo, you are here alot. Tom is busy putting in an new counter top and sinks in our bathroom. He is making it higher and we got a counter top with sinks already in it. It should be nice. I was fine with the old one though. He said the sinks were really cheap. He'll have everything replaced in this house before he is through. LOL
As far as the Shack, I guess the reason I didn't like it was because I don't like books that just can't be true. It made more sense in the end after I found out what he was doing. I won't spoil it for those of you who haven't read it and tell you how it ends. Anyway, have you finished it yet, Amy JO?
It's supposed to snow and rain and blow again today so don't think there will be much New Year's Eve celebrating. We may go in to Missoula for a movie and dinner tomorrow night however. That should be fun.
Well, I better go help with the latest "project". Happy New Year to everyone.
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Danielle - you got it!
Danielle tried out posting down below on December 28th - only she "saved it and it became a draft rather than being posted - so, lesson is - if you finish a message that you want to post - you MUST hit the orange PUBLISH POST button - not just the blue SAVE NOW button.
Happy New Year!
Danielle - how is WY? Did you make it home for Christmas? It didn't sound like it from the get together news!
Happy New Year!
Danielle - how is WY? Did you make it home for Christmas? It didn't sound like it from the get together news!
2008 - going, going, go....
It is ANOTHER exciting year's end at the Burlands. Poor Marie has ended up with the very most boring American family possible, it seems. All we have been doing for our vacation is cleaning out closets and rearranging our house from top to bottom. We really get into it too! Dominic is as anal as Dave and me. We all are like Tammy and I used to be when we would rearrange our bedroom. We rearranged our living room and the family room downstairs (Dominic's hangout) and we all were so impressed that Dominic and his friend Chris stayed down and watched basketball while playing x-box basketball - then I heard them throwing the real basketball around. Dave stayed up and watched tv in the living room till late. Part of rearranging the living room was setting up the tv we won in the living room last night. We have been donating stuff to church and even the school and cleaning house big time! Awwww.
See what I mean about poor Marie? She said she might just go to bed early tonight and wake up tomorrow morning in 2009. She said last year her sisters and their boyfriends went out and they had made a pact that the next year (which would be this one) they would include Marie and all go out - and here she is so far away from them. She said there are big celebrations (which there are here too but we just are so content in our newly organized house!) all over that people go to. Oh well - she will live. I tried to make things happen for her a few months ago with other teenagers on an outing to Carrie Underwood and it was a disaster so she is on her own - she will have to settle for what we do - which must appear to a 17-year-old German teen to be nothing. She has a friend from Egypt who lives in Mission (just 15 miles from here) - maybe she will invite her over - I learned not to invite just anyone for her - she needs to make her own friends. There actually is a party at the Hangin' Art Gallary here in Arlee tonight. Maybe she will go to that with another family that she used to live with.
Yesterday, Christopher and Dominic and Marie helped Dave try to figure out how to get Dominic's x-box wired to go online. They spent at least 2 hours trying to figure out how to get the wires through the floor. What they ended up doing is moving the equipment for our wireless connection to the downstairs and rearranging the family room so that all of the electronics are on the opposite side of what it was. We took down the big desk that we had in the corner and I am ready to take that to the church as well for their spring bazaar. See, this year I am helping with the junior high youth group so was given a key to the church - it is very cool as while I pile up stuff that we don't use, I have Dominic haul it out to the Durango and then drive it over.
This morning, Marie has been up already for a light breakfast before she practices for wrestling at 9:00. Today the workout is called the "Peanut Marathon" and it is basically running stairs for 2 hours. Gese - I can't imagine. She got up at about 6:30 and then went back to bed.
Well, on with New Year's Eve! Have a good one everyone.
See what I mean about poor Marie? She said she might just go to bed early tonight and wake up tomorrow morning in 2009. She said last year her sisters and their boyfriends went out and they had made a pact that the next year (which would be this one) they would include Marie and all go out - and here she is so far away from them. She said there are big celebrations (which there are here too but we just are so content in our newly organized house!) all over that people go to. Oh well - she will live. I tried to make things happen for her a few months ago with other teenagers on an outing to Carrie Underwood and it was a disaster so she is on her own - she will have to settle for what we do - which must appear to a 17-year-old German teen to be nothing. She has a friend from Egypt who lives in Mission (just 15 miles from here) - maybe she will invite her over - I learned not to invite just anyone for her - she needs to make her own friends. There actually is a party at the Hangin' Art Gallary here in Arlee tonight. Maybe she will go to that with another family that she used to live with.
Yesterday, Christopher and Dominic and Marie helped Dave try to figure out how to get Dominic's x-box wired to go online. They spent at least 2 hours trying to figure out how to get the wires through the floor. What they ended up doing is moving the equipment for our wireless connection to the downstairs and rearranging the family room so that all of the electronics are on the opposite side of what it was. We took down the big desk that we had in the corner and I am ready to take that to the church as well for their spring bazaar. See, this year I am helping with the junior high youth group so was given a key to the church - it is very cool as while I pile up stuff that we don't use, I have Dominic haul it out to the Durango and then drive it over.
This morning, Marie has been up already for a light breakfast before she practices for wrestling at 9:00. Today the workout is called the "Peanut Marathon" and it is basically running stairs for 2 hours. Gese - I can't imagine. She got up at about 6:30 and then went back to bed.
Well, on with New Year's Eve! Have a good one everyone.
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Going a Little Stir crazy
Hello all- Well in the last 11 days I have been out of the house 2 times. One was for a hockey game on Monday but couldn't stay through the whole thing as I needed to keep my leg elevated. Then yesterday to go to my physical therapy.
That was a little disappointing as I thought I would be able to do more at this point. The therapist said with ACL surgery you need to baby that knee for a month. That means very simple exercises and the majority of the time I should have my leg elevated and iced. A VERY MINIMUM of icing 3 times a day and staying off of it the majority. That really stinks. I will not get as much done around home here as I had planned.
I had been feeling so much better on Sunday that I did all kinds of work on the computer and thinking that since I wasn't on my feet I would be fine. Well.....I did find out first hand that I need to elevate my leg, above my heart, as I have been struggling with the swelling for the past two days now. I haven't been up and about much the last 2 days and have done LOTS of icing so the swelling is reducing along with the pain. I refuse to take the pain killers as they make me depressed and weepy. I have run out of Ibuprofin so am hoping that when the girls come home from work shortly they will run in to get me some. I know they will I just have to ask. The little girls have been doing pretty well with keeping up around here with the daily maintenance of the house. They even went out and shoveled a path in front of the doors today without complaining. Thank goodness for our neighbor Scott... he got his backhoe out and cleaned our yard out. We were snowed in from the highway side of the entrance. I need to remember this nice gesture when I get frustrated with him. It was so nice of him to do that today. Even though I can't really go anywhere it feels good to know that in case of an emergency I could get out of my yard.
Alyssa's boyfriend also came and got the driveway cleaned off so I can get to the Denali if need be. It is nice to have these young boys so eager to do stuff for me! :):) (I know it isn't because of me.....it's because of my daughters! :):) I think I will try to drive myself tomorrow to therapy since there is a clear path to the vehicle now and I am not on pain pills any longer.
Well, that's about all the news here. Aaron will be back next Tuesday and Amanda will be heading back to college on the 4th or 5th as she is heading to Texas with Jake for about a week before she starts classes back up. It is interesting having her come back home after being so VERY independent at college. It was especially hard on Aaron. He was still giving her a 11:00 to midnight curfew. That I thought was a little ridiculous but I let him fight that battle.
I still haven't mailed Dominic or Kinley's cards. I will try to get to the post office tomorrow.
Take care all and stay safe, warm and cozy inside if you can. I wouldn't mind getting out of the house a bit but.......
Love to all!
Tracy
That was a little disappointing as I thought I would be able to do more at this point. The therapist said with ACL surgery you need to baby that knee for a month. That means very simple exercises and the majority of the time I should have my leg elevated and iced. A VERY MINIMUM of icing 3 times a day and staying off of it the majority. That really stinks. I will not get as much done around home here as I had planned.
I had been feeling so much better on Sunday that I did all kinds of work on the computer and thinking that since I wasn't on my feet I would be fine. Well.....I did find out first hand that I need to elevate my leg, above my heart, as I have been struggling with the swelling for the past two days now. I haven't been up and about much the last 2 days and have done LOTS of icing so the swelling is reducing along with the pain. I refuse to take the pain killers as they make me depressed and weepy. I have run out of Ibuprofin so am hoping that when the girls come home from work shortly they will run in to get me some. I know they will I just have to ask. The little girls have been doing pretty well with keeping up around here with the daily maintenance of the house. They even went out and shoveled a path in front of the doors today without complaining. Thank goodness for our neighbor Scott... he got his backhoe out and cleaned our yard out. We were snowed in from the highway side of the entrance. I need to remember this nice gesture when I get frustrated with him. It was so nice of him to do that today. Even though I can't really go anywhere it feels good to know that in case of an emergency I could get out of my yard.
Alyssa's boyfriend also came and got the driveway cleaned off so I can get to the Denali if need be. It is nice to have these young boys so eager to do stuff for me! :):) (I know it isn't because of me.....it's because of my daughters! :):) I think I will try to drive myself tomorrow to therapy since there is a clear path to the vehicle now and I am not on pain pills any longer.
Well, that's about all the news here. Aaron will be back next Tuesday and Amanda will be heading back to college on the 4th or 5th as she is heading to Texas with Jake for about a week before she starts classes back up. It is interesting having her come back home after being so VERY independent at college. It was especially hard on Aaron. He was still giving her a 11:00 to midnight curfew. That I thought was a little ridiculous but I let him fight that battle.
I still haven't mailed Dominic or Kinley's cards. I will try to get to the post office tomorrow.
Take care all and stay safe, warm and cozy inside if you can. I wouldn't mind getting out of the house a bit but.......
Love to all!
Tracy
Monday, December 29, 2008
Quiet Day....Oh so Lovely!
I am still in my pj's, but am feeling a bit guilty about it. The cats haven't been fed yet. I do have the bed made so I guess that is a start. I want to do pilates yet this morning, maybe walk on the treadmill and go check on Bruce & Paula Kaye's house this morning. Then this afternoon I want to make some jewelry for Aunty Doris and Aunty Ida Mae as I am taking them and Mom out for lunch tomorrow. Well, I am supposed to take them out for lunch, but it sounds like we have another snow storm moving in. If not tomorrow, I will take them out Wednesday. So that is my plan for the day.
We got back from Bozeman at about 6:30 last night. We drove down Saturday and came back yesterday. We didn't get there until 8:00 PM Saturday night as we shopped in Billings for a suit for Maynard for the wedding. I looked for a dress for just a bit, but we had to get on the road. I plan on going back some weekend the end of January or first part of February just to shop. I will let you all know when I am going in case anyone else wants to go. (We ended up sitting on the interstate for quite awhile as there was a bad accident so the interstate was shut down on both sides.)
Kinley LOVED her American Girl doll....Julie... and accessories that I got her for Christmas. It was fun to see her open it and play with it a little. It was a short visit, but we were glad to get back home.
Amy Jo, that is a cute Marie story.
Have a good day everyone!
We got back from Bozeman at about 6:30 last night. We drove down Saturday and came back yesterday. We didn't get there until 8:00 PM Saturday night as we shopped in Billings for a suit for Maynard for the wedding. I looked for a dress for just a bit, but we had to get on the road. I plan on going back some weekend the end of January or first part of February just to shop. I will let you all know when I am going in case anyone else wants to go. (We ended up sitting on the interstate for quite awhile as there was a bad accident so the interstate was shut down on both sides.)
Kinley LOVED her American Girl doll....Julie... and accessories that I got her for Christmas. It was fun to see her open it and play with it a little. It was a short visit, but we were glad to get back home.
Amy Jo, that is a cute Marie story.
Have a good day everyone!
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Christmas is going, going, going,......
Hi all,
Well the weather is warm - it thawed all night and so snow was falling loudly off of our tin roof all through the night.
Well, Christmas is over - we have sort of laid off of the Christmas music and I like to have more silence than anything! It was a little over-stimulating to get all prepared and all-in-all it went great!
We had the Burland clan over for Christmas Eve - it was nice - everyone came and I am told it is the first time all of the siblings were together since their dad passed away. I am getting better at cooking for lots of people (in this case about 20) although my timing on stuff can be better - but oh well - the food turned out! Ha! We also did one of those White Elephant Gift Exchanges. That also went well - especially with the trading that took place after it was all over. It was fun.
The day after Christmas, we went into Missoula to check out the savings. Dominic got a good deal on his extra controller for his new x-box 360 and Marie and I found some clothes deals. It was a productive day and we got home in the early afternoon. Marie is especially fond of a new plaid jacket that she found. It is very nice.
Marie skipped wrestling practice for the day in Missoula. Yesterday she went back to practicing. A funny Marie story - to me anyway - is yesterday morning she had wrestling practice from 9 to 11 am. She got up at about 8 and showered and came out looking like she was more ready for a photo shoot than wrestling practice with a bunch of boys! She had her hair fixed and was wearing her new coat with a pair of bootcut jeans with her knee-high shiny leather boots. She was toting her new green (she loves green and only is drawn to green "stuff") dufflebag full of her wrestling gear and was in a good mood.
She walked to the library after practice to meet up with me. I volunteered for Jo Crawford since she had to help at the food pantry but she ended up coming to the library after she was done with the food pantry. Marie has met her before and so they had greetings for each other and Jo got to see Marie's new purchase as Marie was once again showered up and in her vogue attire. She was telling Jo how she showered there and how she feels like she smells different working out here than she did back in Germany - she is funny.
We closed the library at 11:30 and I went snowshoeing with Stacey Reed (mother of one of Dominic's friends) on the Canel just out-of-town and Marie went to Missoula with the Coordinator Marilyn, her husband RC and one of their 3 exchange students, Yesmen (from Egypt). She and Yesmen went to the indoor swimming center and she had a good day it seemed - she got home at about 7 or so.
Dominic went skiing with Ligas's at Snowbowl in Missoula. He enjoyed it - usually he doesn't like to ski Snowbowl because it is very difficult and most of the time it is really icy but it sounded like he had a good day. He skis and Zane snowboards.
After he got back at about 5 pm, Dominic nearly had me convinced to go to Missoula to buy a basketball game that he wants badly for his xbox 360. I told him that he needed to help me clean out the storage room downstairs and also go to church today. He didn't mind the storage clean-up (gese - it is much worse than going to church in my opinion!) but tried to talk me out of the church commitment. I told him that I was really a bad parent for even considering running into Missoula for the game and the game alone! In the end, I didn't go to Missoula - we ended up looking on e-bay and found the game for cheaper than it is in Missoula but we are going to see if we can't find it in the sales flyers today from the newspaper and go from there.
Dave got home about 6 from plowing snow all day. He was beat but still helped us tear apart the storage room. There was no place to walk in there! Now - the downstairs is completely torn apart - "stuff" all over the place! I really have to part with some stuff that I store for work. Dave is parting with all sorts of old computer hardware and software and books and ..... so I better do the same. I am so ready to part with my old albums and tapes and such. It all must go. I hope the church is willing to start taking donations for the church bizarre that takes place in the spring.
I have been reading The Shack by WM. Paul Young. Sib gave me the book for Christmas. I am a little over half done and will just process it a little here - it is a novel about a man whose 6-year-old daughter was abducted and murdered and the killer was not found. Anyway, he drifted farther and farther from God when he received a note in the mailbox to meet God in the shack where the murder took place. He does so and finds God to be a black woman and the Holy Spirit to be an Asian woman and Jesus to be an Arabic gentleman. It is rather interesting - have any of you out there heard of it? It basically reinforces the principles in the books - the 4 Agreements and A New Earth - basically not to judge - do not be so quick to label good and evil as they come out differently at the end of the circumstances and situations judged early-on.
Well, I better go and see what this day has in store - non judgmentally, of course!
Love,
Amy Jo
PS: Do you want to use this blog? Is anyone out there interested in doing most of this type of communicating on the blog instead of e-mail? The downside is that you need to complete a registration to be able to post to the site but after you do so, you just hit "sign-in" in the top right corner and then hit POST - a blue button that appears and you are automatically signed in. The up side is that less e-mail is generated and it is easy to comment on the specific things that one wants to. Let me know and I will go back to the e-mail if you don't want to do this - but think about it before writing it off.
Well the weather is warm - it thawed all night and so snow was falling loudly off of our tin roof all through the night.
Well, Christmas is over - we have sort of laid off of the Christmas music and I like to have more silence than anything! It was a little over-stimulating to get all prepared and all-in-all it went great!
We had the Burland clan over for Christmas Eve - it was nice - everyone came and I am told it is the first time all of the siblings were together since their dad passed away. I am getting better at cooking for lots of people (in this case about 20) although my timing on stuff can be better - but oh well - the food turned out! Ha! We also did one of those White Elephant Gift Exchanges. That also went well - especially with the trading that took place after it was all over. It was fun.
The day after Christmas, we went into Missoula to check out the savings. Dominic got a good deal on his extra controller for his new x-box 360 and Marie and I found some clothes deals. It was a productive day and we got home in the early afternoon. Marie is especially fond of a new plaid jacket that she found. It is very nice.
Marie skipped wrestling practice for the day in Missoula. Yesterday she went back to practicing. A funny Marie story - to me anyway - is yesterday morning she had wrestling practice from 9 to 11 am. She got up at about 8 and showered and came out looking like she was more ready for a photo shoot than wrestling practice with a bunch of boys! She had her hair fixed and was wearing her new coat with a pair of bootcut jeans with her knee-high shiny leather boots. She was toting her new green (she loves green and only is drawn to green "stuff") dufflebag full of her wrestling gear and was in a good mood.
She walked to the library after practice to meet up with me. I volunteered for Jo Crawford since she had to help at the food pantry but she ended up coming to the library after she was done with the food pantry. Marie has met her before and so they had greetings for each other and Jo got to see Marie's new purchase as Marie was once again showered up and in her vogue attire. She was telling Jo how she showered there and how she feels like she smells different working out here than she did back in Germany - she is funny.
We closed the library at 11:30 and I went snowshoeing with Stacey Reed (mother of one of Dominic's friends) on the Canel just out-of-town and Marie went to Missoula with the Coordinator Marilyn, her husband RC and one of their 3 exchange students, Yesmen (from Egypt). She and Yesmen went to the indoor swimming center and she had a good day it seemed - she got home at about 7 or so.
Dominic went skiing with Ligas's at Snowbowl in Missoula. He enjoyed it - usually he doesn't like to ski Snowbowl because it is very difficult and most of the time it is really icy but it sounded like he had a good day. He skis and Zane snowboards.
After he got back at about 5 pm, Dominic nearly had me convinced to go to Missoula to buy a basketball game that he wants badly for his xbox 360. I told him that he needed to help me clean out the storage room downstairs and also go to church today. He didn't mind the storage clean-up (gese - it is much worse than going to church in my opinion!) but tried to talk me out of the church commitment. I told him that I was really a bad parent for even considering running into Missoula for the game and the game alone! In the end, I didn't go to Missoula - we ended up looking on e-bay and found the game for cheaper than it is in Missoula but we are going to see if we can't find it in the sales flyers today from the newspaper and go from there.
Dave got home about 6 from plowing snow all day. He was beat but still helped us tear apart the storage room. There was no place to walk in there! Now - the downstairs is completely torn apart - "stuff" all over the place! I really have to part with some stuff that I store for work. Dave is parting with all sorts of old computer hardware and software and books and ..... so I better do the same. I am so ready to part with my old albums and tapes and such. It all must go. I hope the church is willing to start taking donations for the church bizarre that takes place in the spring.
I have been reading The Shack by WM. Paul Young. Sib gave me the book for Christmas. I am a little over half done and will just process it a little here - it is a novel about a man whose 6-year-old daughter was abducted and murdered and the killer was not found. Anyway, he drifted farther and farther from God when he received a note in the mailbox to meet God in the shack where the murder took place. He does so and finds God to be a black woman and the Holy Spirit to be an Asian woman and Jesus to be an Arabic gentleman. It is rather interesting - have any of you out there heard of it? It basically reinforces the principles in the books - the 4 Agreements and A New Earth - basically not to judge - do not be so quick to label good and evil as they come out differently at the end of the circumstances and situations judged early-on.
Well, I better go and see what this day has in store - non judgmentally, of course!
Love,
Amy Jo
PS: Do you want to use this blog? Is anyone out there interested in doing most of this type of communicating on the blog instead of e-mail? The downside is that you need to complete a registration to be able to post to the site but after you do so, you just hit "sign-in" in the top right corner and then hit POST - a blue button that appears and you are automatically signed in. The up side is that less e-mail is generated and it is easy to comment on the specific things that one wants to. Let me know and I will go back to the e-mail if you don't want to do this - but think about it before writing it off.
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Tessa must feel like she is in MT
Wow - I was just watching the Today Show and see that Las Vegas has 3 inches of snow. As my title says - Tessa must feel like she is back in Montana. It sounds like Jade has the day off from school because of the weather - Vegas has not seen that much snow accumulate since 1974 according to the Today Show.
Danielle - how is the weather in WY? How is life in WY? Kira, what is it like in eastern ND? You must be on break by now.
Also those of you that set up your accounts - was it easy? I talked to Tracy yesterday - on her way to Billings for her torn ACL surgery which is today - and she said she will experiment with this blog while she is recovering.
We have above zero temperatures this morning. It is truly my first day off as I don't have to go anywhere but take kids back and forth from school. Awww - however, we still do not have lights on our Christmas tree so I should do that today - it is standing pretty with a lone star on the top. I may even get a Christmas letter off - can't get a picture on there yet but I may get a letter in order.
My meeting yesterday seems productive in regard to the bridge - the Montana Senator John Tester's transportation person and an aid will come out to the bridge next Monday morning and actually walk it to experience how dangerous it is - just hope no one gets hurt! Crazy - anyway - the purpose is to help us put a proposal together for the stimulus package that O'Bama is expected to implement in January - this would be a small project but maybe we could get that walkway by summer! Who knows! We need it badly before someone gets killed.
Have a good day everyone - or anyone that might read this! ha!
Danielle - how is the weather in WY? How is life in WY? Kira, what is it like in eastern ND? You must be on break by now.
Also those of you that set up your accounts - was it easy? I talked to Tracy yesterday - on her way to Billings for her torn ACL surgery which is today - and she said she will experiment with this blog while she is recovering.
We have above zero temperatures this morning. It is truly my first day off as I don't have to go anywhere but take kids back and forth from school. Awww - however, we still do not have lights on our Christmas tree so I should do that today - it is standing pretty with a lone star on the top. I may even get a Christmas letter off - can't get a picture on there yet but I may get a letter in order.
My meeting yesterday seems productive in regard to the bridge - the Montana Senator John Tester's transportation person and an aid will come out to the bridge next Monday morning and actually walk it to experience how dangerous it is - just hope no one gets hurt! Crazy - anyway - the purpose is to help us put a proposal together for the stimulus package that O'Bama is expected to implement in January - this would be a small project but maybe we could get that walkway by summer! Who knows! We need it badly before someone gets killed.
Have a good day everyone - or anyone that might read this! ha!
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
here comes Christmas
Well, I am officially done at work for the Christmas break. Dominic and Marie slept in as I will drive them to school this morning instead of riding the bus. Later this morning, I am going to a meeting in Polson regarding getting a non-motorized bridge over the Jocko River. I am going with Mary Stranahan and taking some petitions that people have been passing around getting signed. We are meeting with the Environmental Preservation Department for the Tribes. It should be interesting. I am hoping we have a non-motorized path before summer comes - by spring! It is a real hazard for anyone wanting to ride a bike or walk to town from this side of the bridge. This bridge is part of multi-million dollar project that was constructed just in the last few years - very disappointing as it turned out to make our driving more hazardous. Hopefully the higher levels will help us get some safer construction going to enhance what has been done.
Dominic is participating in a Secret Santa gift exchange. He has his friend Josh's name. He gives him tons of candy each day and brings home the same from his Secret Santa. He is playing with the idea of being a manager for the junior high girls basketball team. That starts after our break on January 5th. I told him he needs to consider it before volunteering as he can't quit - as he is enjoying the fact that he can just come home after school. Especially since it is so cold, he has really enjoyed coming home. When we got home last night he had the house all lit up and was dribbling my old volleyball around. He loved having the house to himself once again.
Marie has practice after school for wrestling. She also has matches this week - one on Thursday night in Superior which is about an hour and a half away and then she goes to Great Falls on Friday and Saturday. She has been really trying to lose weight and has lost 10 pounds since starting wrestling. She is working toward another 4 pounds so that she can wrestle in a lower weight category. She thinks she will have a better chance against people in that weight range. She did score a point for the team at the last meet - that was a first for her.
It is about time to take them to school. I better get moving. Just trying out our blog here. I guess you have to create a Google account. Sorry - I thought you could just get started.
Stay warm - it is at least 5 below this morning. Better go!
Dominic is participating in a Secret Santa gift exchange. He has his friend Josh's name. He gives him tons of candy each day and brings home the same from his Secret Santa. He is playing with the idea of being a manager for the junior high girls basketball team. That starts after our break on January 5th. I told him he needs to consider it before volunteering as he can't quit - as he is enjoying the fact that he can just come home after school. Especially since it is so cold, he has really enjoyed coming home. When we got home last night he had the house all lit up and was dribbling my old volleyball around. He loved having the house to himself once again.
Marie has practice after school for wrestling. She also has matches this week - one on Thursday night in Superior which is about an hour and a half away and then she goes to Great Falls on Friday and Saturday. She has been really trying to lose weight and has lost 10 pounds since starting wrestling. She is working toward another 4 pounds so that she can wrestle in a lower weight category. She thinks she will have a better chance against people in that weight range. She did score a point for the team at the last meet - that was a first for her.
It is about time to take them to school. I better get moving. Just trying out our blog here. I guess you have to create a Google account. Sorry - I thought you could just get started.
Stay warm - it is at least 5 below this morning. Better go!
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
still cold
It is still cold here is Montana. Wish it would warm up. Can't wait until Friday when we finally get two weeks off of work.
Monday, December 15, 2008
Blogging - Could this be for the Judy & Fran Clan?
Hi all,
I don't know if this is the way to go but I wrote to many of you and asked what you thought about all of us just having a blog to see if it isn't more convenient than e-mailing. So here it goes. Feel free to write here and people can check in when they want to see what everyone is up to and can also comment on what they read. See what you think.
I wrote to all of my siblings as well as Amy and Janel and also Melody and Kim. I also sent this to Danielle, Jared, Travis, Tessa, Kira, Lindsey, Cole, Kiley, and I think those are all of the addresses I had (I also sent it to Judy and Mom).
Amy Jo
I don't know if this is the way to go but I wrote to many of you and asked what you thought about all of us just having a blog to see if it isn't more convenient than e-mailing. So here it goes. Feel free to write here and people can check in when they want to see what everyone is up to and can also comment on what they read. See what you think.
I wrote to all of my siblings as well as Amy and Janel and also Melody and Kim. I also sent this to Danielle, Jared, Travis, Tessa, Kira, Lindsey, Cole, Kiley, and I think those are all of the addresses I had (I also sent it to Judy and Mom).
Amy Jo
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